Principal Software Engineer (AI)

Why Praxent?

We get it. You have options. Let us tell you why we’re different. Our work is changing the world of financial services. Everyday, clients arrive with big ideas for their industry. They’re experts in their field with the vision and resources you need to change everything. All that’s left is the right team to bring that vision to life. If you’re a fast learner and you love working on a wide variety of projects, you’re going to like it here. We help our clients modernize, rather than rebuild, outdated customer-facing software applications. Our clients see a return within weeks instead of months and that’s why they choose us. 

At Praxent, we let you do your work your way. We’re a team of 170+ located throughout the United States and Central/South America. Our role is to encourage you, support you, and give you the freedom you need to thrive. Whether you’re working at home, in a coffee shop, or heck, even on your travels, we’re here to create an environment that lets you live your best life. On your terms.

This role has been categorized as a Remote position. “Remote” employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice which must be identified to the Company. Employees may live in the following locations: Texas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington. 

Applicants for this position must be currently and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, J-1, F-1, CPT, OPT, etc.).

Praxent will not offer immigration sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

International relocation or remote work arrangements outside of the U.S. will not be considered.

Your Mission: Lead development teams to ensure sprint commitments are met

Here’s how you’ll do it:

• Cultivate Camaraderie: Ensure that Core Values are living and breathing throughout a portfolio of projects.
• Engineer Value: Architect complex systems that leverage AI capabilities, lead software estimation efforts, establish DevOps processes, and configure cloud-based deployment environments to optimize performance and scalability.
• Ensure Quality: Conduct technical reviews, identify and address performance issues; increase capacity, engagement. 
• Give Feedback: Act as coach/manager, communicate expectations throughout the project team and manage escalations promptly and thoroughly.
• Improve Delivery: Propose new processes and habits to streamline the delivery of our engagements.
• Eliminate Ambiguity: Conduct technical planning, rigorous subtasking, advance research, estimate software release timelines, and present technical approach for features, project extensions, and add-ons. 

We’d Love to Hear From You If

• You have 3+ years of experience in solution architecture and technical design. Do you specialize in cloud architecture and integration solutions? Demonstrate knowledge and experience in system design, API development, infrastructure management, and architectural best practices.
• You have 1+ years of leadership experience in technical teams. You define, inspire, and drive the execution of architectural visions across multiple projects.
• Your projects are successful. Because of your leadership, teams deliver value consistently, reliably, and on-time and on-budget. 
• You’re competent to the core. You grasp the foundational principles of system architecture—from scalability to security to performance optimization and beyond.
• Clients trust you. You understand how development efforts align to business outcomes, and you build trust by ensuring all of our technical stakeholders are working toward the same goals.

Required Skills

• Application Architecture: Ability to architect complex software solutions, oversee DevOps processes, and configure cloud-based environments to deliver measurable business value.
  • Additional knowledge and experience in AI assisted development (Claude Code, Cursor, CoPilot etc.)
• Quality Management: Thoroughly review code, proactively address performance issues, and foster an environment of continuous improvement to ensure consistently high-quality outputs.
• Delivery & Planning: Competence in technical scoping, subtasking, and estimation, eliminating ambiguity by presenting clear approaches for features, extensions, and add-ons.
• Mentorship & Team Building: Provide guidance and feedback to emerging talent, oversee design resources, and foster a collaborative environment anchored by best practices and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Love About Us

• Stability. We've been in business for over 20 years.
• Work stays at work. We promote a healthy work/life balance to help ensure you have the time that you need. We encourage no more than a 40 hour work week.
• Great company culture. We’ve been recognized by Texas Monthly, Clutch, Comparably, and more for the quality of our workplace. Feel free to check out our rating on Glassdoor.
• We’re here to empower you. It’s your work and your career. Our management team is here to help you become who you want to be. Not to micromanage you.
• Stay healthy. We offer medical, dental, and vision coverage as well as wellness days. We also provide disability insurance and we even have a wellness program.
• Plan for the future. We don’t want you to work here forever. Save for retirement with an IRA and we’ll match up to 3% every year.
• We value your ideas. At Praxent, our doors are always open. Need help? Come on in. Have a vision for the future of the company? We’d love to hear it. 
• Rest and relaxation. Employees enjoy 15 days of PTO, 9 US holidays, 5 wellness days, and a closed office the last week of the year. Employees earn more PTO each year.
• You’re more than an employee, you’re a person. Every co-worker you’ll meet is committed to treating you with respect and kindness. You won’t hear stuff like, “It’s just business.”
• Family values. Praxent provides paid parental leave.

About the Project:

On this project you will be working with one of the largest education-focused nonprofits in the country, dedicated to empowering families to access the learning options that best fit their children's needs. For more than two decades, the organization has administered need- and access-based K-12 scholarship programs that have funded over a million educational opportunities for students, channeling nearly all of every dollar received directly into student scholarships. Operating at significant scale, the organization manages multiple scholarship programs spanning private school tuition, students with unique abilities, personalized and home education, and transportation support, while partnering with thousands of schools, service providers, and donors statewide.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $139,000- $155,000 + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.